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BCER work train at the cross over at Commercial Dr. and 6th Ave. in Vancouver

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1953] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 9 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) work train at the cross over at Commercial Dr. and 6th Ave. in Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 9 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) work train at the cross over at Commercial Dr. and 6th Ave. in Vancouver.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV012.18.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1953] (date of original), copied [ca. 2000]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13-Mar-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typewritten note on verso of photograph reads: "With the end of BCER Burnaby Lake passenger / service in October of 1953, we see BCER Line Car L4, Flat Car BCER 8041 and crew preparing /for the removal of the cross over at 6th and Commercial in Vancouver."
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British Columbia Electric Railway tram 1223

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[October 1957]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 17.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company Interurban tram no. 1223 at Marpole station in Vancouver. There are people standing by the tram, and a conductor is climbing onto the tram from the front.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 12.5 x 17.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company Interurban tram no. 1223 at Marpole station in Vancouver. There are people standing by the tram, and a conductor is climbing onto the tram from the front.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV972.202.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[October 1957]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "BCER 1223 (1232 in background) / Marpole BC / Oct. 57."
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Burnaby Civic Employees Union Annual Picnic

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1 Aug. 1953
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 68.5 cm in frame 19 x 70.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Civic Employees Union (Local 23) Annual Picnic in Belcarra Park, Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 68.5 cm in frame 19 x 70.5 cm
Material Details
Mounted in decorative carved wooden frame painted white
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Civic Employees Union (Local 23) Annual Picnic in Belcarra Park, Vancouver.
Subjects
Organizations - Unions
Recreational Activities - Picnics
Names
Burnaby Civic Employees Union, CUPE Local 23
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV983.18.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1 Aug. 1953
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Sunday, Fred William
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby Lake line timetable

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[before 1953]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.3 x 20.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Burnaby Lake line timetable for Sundays, running from Vancouver to Sapperton and New Westminster. Along with the timetable, three tickets and one cash fare receipt, costing 5 cents, were also photographed. Developed in 1910, the Burnaby Lake Line ceased operati…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.3 x 20.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Burnaby Lake line timetable for Sundays, running from Vancouver to Sapperton and New Westminster. Along with the timetable, three tickets and one cash fare receipt, costing 5 cents, were also photographed. Developed in 1910, the Burnaby Lake Line ceased operation in 1953.
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
New Westminster
Accession Code
HV973.41.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[before 1953]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-05-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
For reference, check History of Regional Transit in Vancouver, at
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C.C.F. Convention 1956

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1956
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 53.2 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of attendees at the 1956 Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation convention in Vancouver. Photograph is inscribed "Vancouver, B.C. Mr. Strachan elected Parl. Leader. Sunday's Photos, Vancouver - Canada."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 53.2 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of attendees at the 1956 Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation convention in Vancouver. Photograph is inscribed "Vancouver, B.C. Mr. Strachan elected Parl. Leader. Sunday's Photos, Vancouver - Canada."
Subjects
Organizations - Political Parties
Names
Strachan, Robert "Bob"
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1956
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 22, 2021
Scale
100
Photographer
Sunday, Fred William
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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C.C.F. Provincial Convention 1955

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1955
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 50.3 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of attendees at the 1955 Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation convention in Vancouver. Photograph is inscribed "Visited by Rt. Hon. Clement Atlee. Vancouver, B.C. Apr. 1955. Sunday's Photos, Vancouver - Canada."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 50.3 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of attendees at the 1955 Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation convention in Vancouver. Photograph is inscribed "Visited by Rt. Hon. Clement Atlee. Vancouver, B.C. Apr. 1955. Sunday's Photos, Vancouver - Canada."
Subjects
Organizations - Political Parties
Names
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1955
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 22, 2021
Scale
100
Photographer
Sunday, Fred William
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Edgar B. Burton with Sears-Roebuck executive member

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
3 May 1954
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Edgar G. Burton, President of Simpsons-Sears Ltd. shaking hands with an unidentified man in front of the Sears-Roebuck and Co. company airplane.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Edgar G. Burton, President of Simpsons-Sears Ltd. shaking hands with an unidentified man in front of the Sears-Roebuck and Co. company airplane.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Names
Burton, Edgar G.
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Sears Roebuck and Co. Ltd.
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV021.26.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
3 May 1954
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
LeBlanc, Roy
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "VANCOUVER SUN / Photo by / ROY LEBLANC"
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Edgar G. Burton and Charles Luther Burton arriving in Vancouver

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1954
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Edgar G. Burton, President of Simpsons-Sears Ltd. and Charles Luther Burton (Chairman of the Board, Simpsons-Sears) arriving on a Great Northern train in Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Edgar G. Burton, President of Simpsons-Sears Ltd. and Charles Luther Burton (Chairman of the Board, Simpsons-Sears) arriving on a Great Northern train in Vancouver.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Names
Burton, Edgar G.
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Burton, Charles Luther
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV021.26.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
May 1954
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2021-09-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
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Executive and managers arriving at Vancouver Airport

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
12 Jul. 1954
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified exectuive and managers arriving on the Sears-Roebuck "Pacific Coaster" at Vancouver Airport July 12, 1954.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified exectuive and managers arriving on the Sears-Roebuck "Pacific Coaster" at Vancouver Airport July 12, 1954.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Names
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV021.26.96
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
12 Jul. 1954
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Croton Studio Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Croton STUDIO / NEW WESTMINSTER B.C."
For list of names of executive, managers and flight crew that flew on this aircraft see: BV021.26.95
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General manager of Simpsons-Sears Burnaby greeting Simpsons-Sears executive

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
3 May 1954
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of General Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby, T. Boyd Haskell shaking hands with unidentified member of Simpsons-Sears executive. The men are standing in front of an airplane with the name "Sears" above the door. Senior exectuive members of Simpsons-Sears Limited arrived in Vancouver b…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of General Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby, T. Boyd Haskell shaking hands with unidentified member of Simpsons-Sears executive. The men are standing in front of an airplane with the name "Sears" above the door. Senior exectuive members of Simpsons-Sears Limited arrived in Vancouver by plane on May 3, 1954.
Names
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Haskell, T. Boyd
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV021.26.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
3 May 1954
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-10-07
Scale
100
Photographer
On-The-Spot Photographers
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "ON-THE-SPOT PHOTOGRAPHERS / NEW WESTMINSTER B.C."
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Haskell and George Bradley with captain's chair

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1958]
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Captain" T. Boyd Haskell (left) in his role as president of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association and "Captain" George Bradley (right), past president of Greater Vancouver Tourist Association with captain's chair. The chair was presented to George Bradley, past president of the a…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Captain" T. Boyd Haskell (left) in his role as president of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association and "Captain" George Bradley (right), past president of Greater Vancouver Tourist Association with captain's chair. The chair was presented to George Bradley, past president of the association by current president of the association T. Boyd Haskell at the Captain Vancouver Club meeting.
Names
Haskell, T. Boyd
Bradley, George
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV021.26.124
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1958]
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Commercial Illustrators Industrial Photographers
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Bottom right recto of photograph border reads: "TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES"
Stamp in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "MU.4 8817 / MU. 4 8401 / Commercial / Illustrators Ltd. / Industrial Photographers / 601 Denman St. Vancouver 5, B.V. / FILE NO. (1564.2)"
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Interior of the Rose Bowl bowling alley

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the Rose Bowl bowling alley with eight lanes visible. The bowling alley is located on Hastings Street.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of the Rose Bowl bowling alley with eight lanes visible. The bowling alley is located on Hastings Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Names
Rose Bowl
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV005.20.18
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[195-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/13/2010
Scale
100
Photographer
Capitol Studios
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "CAPITOL STUDIOS/ & PHOTO SERVICES/ 4164 HASTINGS ST./ VANCOUVER, B. C."
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Interurban Tram 1220, Burnaby Lake line

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1953] (date of original), copied 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ;12.6 x 17.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a conductor standing outside on the interurban tracks in front of tram no. 1220, Burnaby Lake Line. He is using a rod to throw the crossover switch to allow the interurban to enter its private right of way (PRW). Note the commercial buildings seen to the right side of the photograph, …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ;12.6 x 17.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a conductor standing outside on the interurban tracks in front of tram no. 1220, Burnaby Lake Line. He is using a rod to throw the crossover switch to allow the interurban to enter its private right of way (PRW). Note the commercial buildings seen to the right side of the photograph, such as Grandview fuel and Malkinav Woodworks. The location is presumed to be at Commercial and 6th Avenue in Vancouver. The notes in the accession file describe the tram as "PRW" street car type 400 class.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.328.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1953] (date of original), copied 1985
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
16-Jan-24
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
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Interurban tram no. 1207

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
July 19, 1957 (date original), copied [1988]
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 stationed at Marpole in Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 stationed at Marpole in Vancouver.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV988.7.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
July 19, 1957 (date original), copied [1988]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-09
Photographer
Bergson, George
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph bears a stamp on verso with fillable blanks asking for the following information: Railway; Number; Class; Rating; Builder; Built; Taken; At.
Written into the fillable blanks in blue pen reads: "B.C.E.R / 1207/ JULY 19 1957/ MARPOLE"
Note on verso of photograph reads: "PHOTO BY/ G. BERGSON/ [his address follows]" and "Return to/ H. Ewert"
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Interurban tram no. 1207 at Kitsilano Car Barn

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-] (date original), copied [1988]
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. print ; 19 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 at Kitsilano Car Barn in Vancouver. The tram is red with cream trim.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. print ; 19 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 at Kitsilano Car Barn in Vancouver. The tram is red with cream trim.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV988.7.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[195-] (date original), copied [1988]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Bergson, George
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTRIC RAILWAY/ INTERURBAN No. 1207/ TAKEN AT KITSILANO BARNS/ ON", l.r. "PHOTO BY/ G. BERGSON [mailing address follows]" and "Return to H. Ewert"
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Kitsilano Car Barn at night

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1223, 1203 and 1208 lined up one after the other at the Kitsilano Car Barn at night in Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company trams no. 1223, 1203 and 1208 lined up one after the other at the Kitsilano Car Barn at night in Vancouver.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV992.23.1
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[195-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "1223 - 1203 - 1208" [smudged and unclear]
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "BOB WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th STREET/ SURREY, B.C. CANADA/ 584-9495 V3R 3S8/ RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY"
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Mary Davis and her mother Edith Finney

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1960]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Mary Davis and her mother Edith Finney walking hand and hand down a busy commercial street.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Mary Davis and her mother Edith Finney walking hand and hand down a busy commercial street.
History
Mary Davis was born February 3, 1910 in Stafford, England to Sam and Edith Finney and came to Canada as a child. Her family settled in Saskatchewan. She married her first husband, Clifford Reynolds Hamilton in 1940 in Rossland BC and was subsequently divorced in 1949 in Vancouver BC. She moved to Burnaby somtime between 1940 and the mid-1950's. Mary owned Davis Confectionary with her second husband (presumably named Davis) at the corner of Beresford and MacPherson. The store acted as a grocery store and also a drug store. Mary and her husband owned the store in the 1950's /1960's. Mary passed away in 2001, and had no children. Photograph was taken by famous Vancouver street photographer Foncie Pulice. Foncie began working as a street photographer in 1934 and retired in 1979. Foncie died in 2003.
Names
Finney, Edith
Davis, Mary
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV017.50.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1950 and 1960]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
12-Jun-2018
Photographer
Pulice, Foncie
Notes
Title base on contents of photograph
Stamped on verso: "FONCIE'S FOTOS/ 505 GRANVILLE ST./ VANCOUVER, B.C."
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Opening of Simpsons-Sears mail order division on Water Street

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[Aug. 1954]
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby; an unidentified man and C.W. Jaggs, Mail Order Manager at the opening of the Simpsons-Sears Mail Order Division building next to the Simpsons-Sears Retail store in Burnaby. Haskell and man in the centre are holding a…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) T. Boyd Haskell, Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby; an unidentified man and C.W. Jaggs, Mail Order Manager at the opening of the Simpsons-Sears Mail Order Division building next to the Simpsons-Sears Retail store in Burnaby. Haskell and man in the centre are holding a pair of scissors as they cut the ribbon during the opening event.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Department Stores
Events - Openings
Names
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Haskell, T. Boyd
Jaggs, C.W.
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV021.26.106
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[Aug. 1954]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2021-09-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Water St. Opening"
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Orchid Beauty Salon and Rose Bowl bowling alley

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1952
Collection/Fonds
Harry Royle fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the south side Hastings Street (west of Boundary Road) taken from a roof of a building. The Rose Bowl bowling alley and the Orchid Beauty Salon (3680 Hastings Street) are both visible. Cars are parked along the curb side and residential houses are visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harry Royle fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the south side Hastings Street (west of Boundary Road) taken from a roof of a building. The Rose Bowl bowling alley and the Orchid Beauty Salon (3680 Hastings Street) are both visible. Cars are parked along the curb side and residential houses are visible in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Recreational - Bowling Alleys
Buildings - Commercial - Beauty Shops
Sports
Sports - Bowling
Names
Rose Bowl
Orchard Beauty Salon
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV005.20.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1952
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/13/2010
Scale
100
Photographer
Capitol Studios
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "1952"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "CAPITOL STUDIOS/ & PHOTO SERVICES/ 4164 HASTINGS ST./ VANCOUVER, B. C."
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Sears-Roebuck and Co. executive and managers arriving at Vancouver Airport

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
3 May 1954
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of executive and managers of Sears-Roebuck and Co. arriving at Vancouver Airport from Chicago, May 3, 1954. The group is standing together on the tarmac in front of a plane inscribed with "Sears / Sears-Roebuck and Co." and include: E. Gudeman (Vice President in charge of merchandising)…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of executive and managers of Sears-Roebuck and Co. arriving at Vancouver Airport from Chicago, May 3, 1954. The group is standing together on the tarmac in front of a plane inscribed with "Sears / Sears-Roebuck and Co." and include: E. Gudeman (Vice President in charge of merchandising); D. MacArthur (Treasurer); G.A. Baher (Supervisor Dept. 642); C.C. Choyce (Retail Merchandise M76anager); J.N. Dow (Assistant to Mr. E. Gudeman); A.. Lowell (Supervisor Dept 601); D.J. Peacher (Supervisor Dept. 637); J.G. Scott (Supervisor Dept. 624); W.W. Tudor (Parent Personnel); H.Van Valkenburg (Supervisor Dept. 606); L.J. Weiss (Supervisor Dept. 611); M.H. Westrich (Supervisor Dept. 632); J.W. Gaffney (Supervisor Dept. 806) and M.V. Lunde (National Retail Advertising Manager).
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Names
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Sears Roebuck and Co. Ltd.
Baehr, G. A.
MacArthur, D.
Choyce, C. C.
Dow, J. N.
Lowell, A. J.
Peacher, D. J.
Scott, J. G.
Tudor, W. W.
Van Valkenburg, H.
Weiss, L. J.
Westrich, M. H.
Gaffney, J. W.
Lunde, M. V.
Williams, F.
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV021.26.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
3 May 1954
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2021-09-21
Photographer
On-The-Spot Photographers
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "ON-THE-SPOT PHOTOGRAPHERS / NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C."
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
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Sears-Roebuck and Co. executive and managers arriving at Vancouver Airport

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17256
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
3 May 1954
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of executive and managers of Sears-Roebuck and Co. arriving at Vancouver Airport from Chicago, May 3, 1954. The group is standing on the tarmac in front of a plane inscribed with "Sears / Sears-Roebuck and Co." and include: E. Gudeman (Vice President in charge of merchandising); D. MacAr…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of executive and managers of Sears-Roebuck and Co. arriving at Vancouver Airport from Chicago, May 3, 1954. The group is standing on the tarmac in front of a plane inscribed with "Sears / Sears-Roebuck and Co." and include: E. Gudeman (Vice President in charge of merchandising); D. MacArthur (Treasurer); G.A. Baher (Supervisor Dept. 642); C.C. Choyce (Retail Merchandise M76anager); J.N. Dow (Assistant to Mr. E. Gudeman); A.. Lowell (Supervisor Dept 601); D.J. Peacher (Supervisor Dept. 637); J.G. Scott (Supervisor Dept. 624); W.W. Tudor (Parent Personnel); H.Van Valkenburg (Supervisor Dept. 606); L.J. Weiss (Supervisor Dept. 611); M.H. Westrich (Supervisor Dept. 632); J.W. Gaffney (Supervisor Dept. 806) and M.V. Lunde (National Retail Advertising Manager).
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Names
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Sears Roebuck and Co. Ltd.
Baehr, G. A.
MacArthur, D.
Choyce, C. C.
Dow, J. N.
Lowell, A. J.
Peacher, D. J.
Scott, J. G.
Tudor, W. W.
Van Valkenburg, H.
Weiss, L. J.
Westrich, M. H.
Gaffney, J. W.
Lunde, M. V.
Williams, F.
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV021.26.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
3 May 1954
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2021-09-21
Photographer
LeBlanc, Roy
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "VANCOUVER SUN / photo by / ROY LEBLANC"
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
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Simpsons-Sears executive

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
3 May 1954
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Edgar G. Burton, President of Simpsons-Sears Ltd.; unidentified man; Charles Luther Burton, Chairman of the Board, Simpsons-Sears standing together outside of the Canadian National train station in Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Edgar G. Burton, President of Simpsons-Sears Ltd.; unidentified man; Charles Luther Burton, Chairman of the Board, Simpsons-Sears standing together outside of the Canadian National train station in Vancouver.
Names
Burton, Charles Luther
Burton, Edgar G.
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV021.26.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
3 May 1954
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2021-09-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Images
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Simpsons-Sears executive

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17257
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
3 May 1954
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Edgar G. Burton, President of Simpsons-Sears Ltd.; unidentified man; Charles Luther Burton (Chairman of the Board, Simpsons-Sears; father to Edgar Burton) standing together outside of the Canadian National train station in Vancouver.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Edgar G. Burton, President of Simpsons-Sears Ltd.; unidentified man; Charles Luther Burton (Chairman of the Board, Simpsons-Sears; father to Edgar Burton) standing together outside of the Canadian National train station in Vancouver.
Names
Burton, Charles Luther
Burton, Edgar G.
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV021.26.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
3 May 1954
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2021-09-21
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook with newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera
Images
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T. Boyd Haskell and Stan Leonard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17415
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Oct. 1959
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby and president of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association, T. Boyd Haskell (left) standing with Stan Leonard, Canada's top professional golfer in 1959. The pair are holding a document between them. In October 1959, Stan Leonard earned the distinctio…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Simpsons-Sears Limited Burnaby fonds
Series
Simpsons-Sears scrapbook series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Manager of Simpsons-Sears, Burnaby and president of the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association, T. Boyd Haskell (left) standing with Stan Leonard, Canada's top professional golfer in 1959. The pair are holding a document between them. In October 1959, Stan Leonard earned the distinction as Greater Vancouver's Tourist Ambassador by the Greater Vancouver Tourist Association. Tourist Association president, Haskell read the citation at a luncheon in the Vancouver Hotel.
Subjects
Events - Competitions
Names
Simpsons-Sears Limited
Haskell, T. Boyd
Greater Vancouver Tourist Association
Leonard, Stan
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV021.26.161
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
Oct. 1959
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Stan Leonaard - Tourist of the year 1959 / T.B. Haskell"
Photograph was removed from original scrapbook that included photographs, newspaper clippings, textual records and ephemera
Business card with photograph reads: "E.C. MacPherson / Press Relations Officer/ Canadian Pacific Railway Company / Vancouver B.C."
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Tram 1223

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1223. The tram's sign reads; "Steveston." According to the inscription on the back of the photograph, and the acquisition record, the tram is at Marpole station in Vancouver. An annotation on the back of the photo reads, "BCER 1223 - …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Material Details
inscribed in pencil, verso, u.l. "BCER 1223- 31/ MARPOLE BC"
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1223. The tram's sign reads; "Steveston." According to the inscription on the back of the photograph, and the acquisition record, the tram is at Marpole station in Vancouver. An annotation on the back of the photo reads, "BCER 1223 - 31 / Marpole BC."
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
HV973.41.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[195-]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
2023-05-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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